General Resources

Twinkl - Twinkl has heaps and heaps of content across all learning areas. They have opened up free access to parents.

Te Reo Māori

• Te Reo Singalong at home A new video everyday from one of our favourite authors Sharon Holt

Literacy

• Books to read online (there are 100 in this alone):

• Reading Eggs - you can get a 30 day free trial

• Epic - a reading site - parents can sign up for free

• Sunshine Online - a great reading site for juniors, books, letter and word activities. Parents can sign up for a free 14 day trial, we are working on full access for you all.

• Ready to Read - these are the same books we use at school, some will be familiar to your child. Thanks to our friends at Dyer Street School for this list!

​Maths:

• Prodigygame.com

• Free maths home learning packs to download from a UK site

Year1 https://primarystarseducation.co.uk/covid-19-year-1/?fbclid=IwAR0dYFAIFxav6jj1GYCIkIOaNGPKlSWCWMPuEh7zkMFaiwTRoqyl1OpT8Zs

Yr2 https://primarystarseducation.co.uk/covid-19-year-2/?fbclid=IwAR3W2uW23eNg79XVfRDWcMH4hkTiWMcU9z5InwNpWsucGM6EVWxuVI_FXRI

TV/ Videos with some educational value:

Netflix:

• Storybots - science videos with catch songs, ok for all ages.

• Daniel Tiger - for junior students, good discussions about emotions and values.

• Our Planet - wildlife documentary

• Brainchild - science talk show for kids

• Who Was? - a fun history show

• If I Were An Animal - animal facts

• Dream Big - One for the budding builders and engineers

TVNZ OnDemand:

Access via Heihei to make sure you only get kid friendly content

• Kiri & Lou - 5 minute videos with calming music and good discussion of values.

• Goodnight Kiwi - NZ celebrities (and Jacinda Ardern!) reading NZ picture books.

• Horrible Histories - funny but accurate historical stories

• Junk Rescue - encourage creativity - let your kids loose with the recycling and see what they can make.

• Kitchen Science - Scientist Dr Michelle Dickinson (Nanogirl) does cool experiments with household ingredients.

• Speak Māori for Kids - your tamariki can practice their reo

YouTube (YouTube needs to be supervised - children can easily get on to inappropriate content, we recommend using YouTube kids if possible).

• Cosmic Kids Yoga - yoga and mindfulness activities, great for a wet day

• Storyline online - celebrities reading picture books aloud

• Go Noodle! - songs and dances, kids will know these from school!

Mindfulness and calming activities:

FOR OUR CHILDREN ➡ ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO27UAuimTzLrnlq6XaYFy78SV29yDx5_&fbclid=IwAR21Q1EoGsuHl5upkneM1ui2Q5NQCY7arHZr_k5cpzD4P0Ub6J8kn_x8u9U

This is a beautiful shout out to our teachers, parents and especially our children in these uncertain times.

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